Ridgid Gen5X 18V Brushless Belt Sander Review - R86065B

[@dwightstewart7181]

I'm getting a little more than 10 minutes with mine. Regardless, who has only one battery? I have four 5amp batteries which can, with two chargers (plugged into a small inverter hooked to my truck's battery when away from the shop) and a short break occasionally, keep me going almost indefinitely. As a result, I love this little guy, along with the cordless random orbit sander and cordless router.

[@superiorbeing95]

Got one of these, use it for sharpening blades too, great stuff

[@jahbiggs9244]

I went with the cord plus in works 👍 great

[@jahbiggs9244]

Thankyou I will be taking this back tomorrow To home depot 5mins battery time did it for me

[@grantquinones]

How old where your batteries?

[@jahbiggs9244]

Just under a year

[@fiftythreeer4696]

Wish they would have added the dual power capability like they did in their lights. There going to be times when you need to sand down multiple items ten min won't do

[@WorkshopAddict]

#FIFTYTHREEER to make it simple, a corded transformer that plugs in where the battery goes and makes all 18 volt cordless tools corded.

[@jasperpetersen8241]

WorkshopAddict does Ridgid make one for their 18v lineup if so can a video be made about it

[@WorkshopAddict]

They do not.

[@jasonbourne6043]

Great saw horse.... and sander.

[@toolfein5079]

I Like everything about this belt sander brushless motor & the power it has is Great! Like you said right up there in power with corded. but the run time is a bit short with 9min to 13min isint much but if you have a few Batterys you should be fine as long as the tool doesn't over heat too much. I'd love to try it out! #WorkshopAddict

[@cajadeherramientasmx]

Excellent!

[@codyrobertson4630]

Great review!

[@shawnk6490]

Man, I think in many situations where one of these would be useful, ten minutes would be too little. I've got a specific job I need to do that's in the middle of the woods but if I had to choose between spending $149 on the tool+$100 or more on batteries, I'd rather just lug the generator and old reliable belt sander out there.

[@chengliu872]

If you are already part of the Ridgid family of tools, you wouldn't need to buy the batteries.

[@JBsFPV]

when will this be available? I can not find any info on Ridgid page or Home depot.

[@WorkshopAddict]

Joseph Bennett The larger Home Depot's have them in stock and they will be available online soon.

[@JBsFPV]

Thanks

[@davehorn1422]

not a fan of this, great review though

[@JUDALATION]

looks preety weak... I need to put a hole in lumber in 10 seconds or less...

[@kendall8954]

ridiculous battery time. Not impressed by tool makers coming out with battery tools with this type of drawback.

[@danielestrada8835]

Good review so it’s better to get elect…heheheheh